A fireman who’s never been in love, and a feisty brunette who was left at the altar. Their families have fought for generations. Could a fake wedding bring them together?

“This story is amazing. I loved every bit of it!” - Amazon reviewer“The author’s wonderful sense of humor explodes in this book!” - Goodreads reviewer

Molly Beluga was abandoned at the altar and has no intention of heading back there anytime soon. When she crosses paths with an arrogant fireman, she knows better than to let her heart get involved. She can’t face the idea of having it broken by another failed relationship. A serious journalist working for her family’s newspaper, her only plan is to focus on her career and to train her new Labrador puppy, Daisy, to behave.

Tim Holden left the family newspaper to become a fireman with the Atlanta Fire Department. After a lifetime of watching the newspaper business consume his family, he has no time for journalists, let alone a beautiful and feisty journalist with no regard for anything other than getting the story. Now thirty, he’s grown tired of bouncing between short-term relationships so when an idea emerges for a fake relationship, he’s intrigued.

Will these enemies sheath their swords long enough to formulate a plan that just might bring their warring families back together?

A modern retelling of the classic tale, Romeo and Juliet, without all the gore. Okay, maybe just a little bit of gore. This book is a laugh-out-loud romantic comedy that proves once again true love can overcome even the most bitter feud, and conquer the hardest of hearts.

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A fireman who’s never been in love, and a feisty brunette who was left at the altar. Their families have fought for generations. Could a fake wedding bring them together?

“This story is amazing. I loved every bit of it!” - Amazon reviewer“The author’s wonderful sense of humor explodes in this book!” - Goodreads reviewer

Molly Beluga was abandoned at the altar and has no intention of heading back there anytime soon. When she crosses paths with an arrogant fireman, she knows better than to let her heart get involved. She can’t face the idea of having it broken by another failed relationship. A serious journalist working for her family’s newspaper, her only plan is to focus on her career and to train her new Labrador puppy, Daisy, to behave.

Tim Holden left the family newspaper to become a fireman with the Atlanta Fire Department. After a lifetime of watching the newspaper business consume his family, he has no time for journalists, let alone a beautiful and feisty journalist with no regard for anything other than getting the story. Now thirty, he’s grown tired of bouncing between short-term relationships so when an idea emerges for a fake relationship, he’s intrigued.

Will these enemies sheath their swords long enough to formulate a plan that just might bring their warring families back together?

A modern retelling of the classic tale, Romeo and Juliet, without all the gore. Okay, maybe just a little bit of gore. This book is a laugh-out-loud romantic comedy that proves once again true love can overcome even the most bitter feud, and conquer the hardest of hearts.

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5.0 out of 5 starsCAn this feud be ended?

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I have to admit, I thought of Romeo and Juliet as I read about the feud between the Belugas and the Holdens. At least no one had to die in this charming romance. This story has strong and strong willed characters, family drama and humor. Finally Molly Beluga and Tim Holden feel that it is time to call a cease fire in the senseless feud their grandfathers started over 40 years before. Their attempts to bring their families to their thinking are met with resistance at every turn. I thoroughly enjoyed reading about their attempts to end the feud. I was sorry to reach the end.

A sweet, cute read. I really love the two main characters, Molly and Tim, they were such a blast to read about. Humor was weaved through this clean romance effortlessly. I thought this story was a little Romeo & Juliet, but with its own twist to spice it up. Molly and Tim are from two feuding families, who've been at it for decades. When they come together to call a cease fire between the two families, its going to take a lot to overcome that. But what happens when pretending turns real? If you love romantic comedies then you should check out this book!

Make-Believe Wedding is the second standalone book in the Make-Believe series.

This author has such a great sense of humor! I so enjoy her books. This one is about 2 newspaper families which of course have been feuding for several generations. From their first meeting (when they don't know they belong to the feuding families) you'll get wrapped up in this funny story. They try to get their families to quit feuding so instead of just dating they go from pretend dating, to pretend engagement, to pretend wedding very quickly because they each kind of get carried away when their family begin objecting they just keep raising the stakes. And throw in a very poorly behaved lab and this story keeps you laughing. She had me rooting for this couple!

They first met when Tim carried her out of a building. Later they met at a Bowling Alley. When they found out each other's name. They found that they both wanted to end the fued that had existed since her Grandpa left starting up his own paper taking several of his employees. They decided that they would take going together which changed to engaged. Before Tim knew they were married. The fighting for so bad at their party, Molly admitted the truth. Now what do they do. They realized that they were in love with each other

I was drawn in immediately. It was hard to put down until I found out how things worked out.

The characters were relateable, the pacing on target, and the emotions well represented. Ms. Holt is a strong writer on all fronts. I enjoyed all the traps the heroine and hero got themselves into and had to figure their way out of.